Graduate:

College:

High School:

July 1994 - June 2003
Visiting Research Scientist and Lecturer, Department of Astrophysical Sciences - Princeton University

January 1997 - February 2000
Project Scientist $210 Million Reconstruction - Hayden Planetarium / Rose Center for Earth and Space, New York City

December 1997 - June 1999
Founder and Chair, Department of Astrophysics - American Museum of Natural History

June 1995 - April 1996
Acting Director, American Museum - Hayden Planetarium, New York City

July 1994 - May 1995
Staff Scientist, American Museum - Hayden Planetarium, New York City

July 1991 - June 1994
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Astrophysics. Princeton University

January 1987 - December 1987
Lecturer, Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2009. The Pluto Files. In press with W. W. Norton (New York).
An exposition of the often-tempestuous correspondence between Tyson and his colleagues as well as between Tyson and school children -- all over the demotion of Pluto from its planet status. Pub Date: January 19, 2009

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2007. Death By Black Hole - And Other Cosmic Quandaries In contract with W. W. Norton (New York).
Anthology of the best essays that have appeared in Natural History magazine under the title "Universe." Pub Date: January 2007

Neil deGrasse Tyson & Donald Goldsmith 2004. Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution , W. W. Norton (New York).
The remarkable beginnings of life, the universe, and everything. Companion Book to the PBS-NOVA series on cosmic origins. Premier September 28-29, 2004
(Paperback: 2005 - W. W. Norton, New York)
(Japanese Translation: 2005 - Tokyo: Hayakawa)
(Croatian Translation: 2005 - Yugoslavia: Laguna)
(Italian Translation: 2005 - Torino: Codici Edizioni)
(Polish Translation 2007 - Warsaw,: Prozynski i S-ka)

Steven Soter & Neil deGrasse Tyson eds. 2001. Cosmic Frontiers: Astronomy at the Cutting Edge, The New Press (New York)
A collection of twenty contributed essays on the modern frontier of astrophysics, with commentary and historical material added by the editors. A book conceived along with the 2000 opening of the Hayden Planetarium and Rose Center for Earth and Space.

Charles Liu & Neil deGrasse Tyson 2002, One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos - On Line Version, Joseph Henry Press of the National Academy of Sciences (Washington, DC).
The One Universe book (see 5a below), enhanced with 1,000 hyperlinks, review questions and problems sets.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Charles Liu, & Robert Irion 2000, One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos, Joseph Henry Press of the National Academy of Sciences (Washington, DC).
The connections of astrophysics with everyday life. The companion book to the 2000 opening of the Hayden Planetarium and Rose Center for Earth and Space.
** Winner: American Institute of Physics, 2001 Science Writing Award **

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2000, The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist, Doubleday (New York).
Autobiographical reflections.
(Paperback [updated and revised]: 2004 - Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY)

Neil deGrasse Tyson 1998, Just Visiting this Planet, 334 pgs, Main Street Books, an imprint of Doubleday (New York),
A collection of six years from a Q & A column written monthly for Star Date Magazine. Sequel to Merlin's Tour of the Universe (see below) that contains chapters of questions about astronomy and space asked by the general public and answered through the pen name "Merlin".
(Italian Translation: 1998 - Piemme, Italy)

Neil deGrasse Tyson 1994, Universe Down to Earth, 276 pgs. Columbia University Press (New York).
(Chinese Translation: 1999 - Int. Pub. Co, Taipei)
Essays on special topics in astronomy that evolved principally from invited talks and lectures delivered for introductory college astronomy classes at Columbia University, University of Maryland, and University of Texas. The book uses creative "household" analogies to help bring complex topics of the universe to the lay reader.

Neil deGrasse Tyson 1989, Merlin's Tour of the Universe, 300 pgs. Columbia University Press (New York).
(Paperback: 1997 - Main Street Books, an imprint of Doubleday, New York)
(Portuguese Translation: 2001 - Editora Globo, Sao Paulo)
(Chinese Translation: 1999 - Beijing)
(Italian Translation: 1998 - Piemme, Italy)
(Polish Translation: 1998 - Proszynski Ska, Warsaw)
(German Translation: 1997 - Piper Verlag, Munich)
(Spanish Translation: 1993- Selector Press, Mexico City)
(Japanese Translation: 1991 - Tokyo Tojo Press, Tokyo)
Thirteen chapters of questions about astronomy and space asked by the general public and answered through the pen name "Merlin".

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2004, "Gravity in Reverse"

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2003, "Holy Wars: An Astrophysicist Ponders the God Question"

Adapted from Natural History Magazine and appearing in Science and Religion: Are They Compatible, ed. Paul Kurtz and Barry Karr. Prometheus Books (Amherst, NY). pp. 73-79

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2003, "Powers of Ten" in Power, the book compendium of the 2002 Darwin Lecture Series of the same name, Darwin College, University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Press (Cambridge). In press

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2002, "Space Travel Troubles"

Adapted from televised May 8, 2001 presentation in a George Washington University NASA symposium and book titled Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Forty Years of U.S. Human Space Flight ed. Steve J. Garber, NASA (Washington, DC), pg 127.

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2002, "Space, You Can't Get There from Here"

Adapted from Natural History Magazine and appearing in Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Science, Technology, and Society, ed. Thomas A. Easton, McGraw-Hill/Dushkin (Guilford, CT), pg 175.

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2001, "Space, You Can't Get There from Here"

Adapted from Natural History Magazine and appearing in The Well-Crafted Argument, eds. Fred E. White & Simone J. Billings, Houghton Mifflin Co (Boston), pg 427.

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2001, "Science's Endless Golden Age" Opening Chapter out of 23 in The Invisible Future: The Seamless Integration of Technology with Everyday Life, ed. Peter J. Denning, McGraw Hill (New York), pg 1.

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2001, "Certain Uncertainties"

One of 35 chapters in Skeptical Odysseys, ed. Paul Kurtz, Prometheus Books (Amherst, NY), pg 176.

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2000, "What are the Grand Questions of Science" and "What are the next breakthroughs in science"

Two chapters from a PBS televised panel in Closer to Truth: Challenging Current Belief, ed. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, McGraw Hill (New York), pg. 311; pg. 325

Neil deGrasse Tyson 1998, "Paths to Discovery"

One of 24 chapters in The Columbia History of the 20th Century, ed. Richard Buillet, Columbia Press (New York), pg 461.

Bruce Alberts, Francisco J. Ayala, May R. Berenbaum, Betty Carvellas, Michael T. Clegg, G. Brent Dalrymple, Robert M. Hazen, Toby M. Horn, Nancy A. Moran, Gilbert S. Omenn, Robert T. Pennock, Peter H. Raven, Barbara A. Schaal, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Holly A. Wichman, August 2008, "Science Evolution and Creationism"; National Academy of Sciences book and brochure that distinguishes science from religiously motivated inquiry of the natural world, establishing evolution as a fundamental tenet of modern science.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, August 5 2007, "Why America Needs to Explore Space"; Parade Magazie cover story on the value space exploration to the culture an economy of a society.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, January 2007, "Pluto's Requiem" discussing what educators should do about the formal demotion of Pluto from the ranks of planethood. Appearing in Spark, the semiAnnual Education Newsletter of the American Astronomical Society.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, November 2006, "Requiem For A Solar System," Discover magazine article on the International Astronomical Union's redefinition of the word planet

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2006, "To Take Flight," Foreword to Fly Me to the Moon, a popular account of modern methods of celestial mechanics, by Ed Belbruno, Princeton Univ. Press (Princeton)

E. "Pete" Aldridge (Chair), C.S. Fiorina, M.P. Jackson, L. A. Leshin, L.L. Lyles, P.D. Spudis, N. D. Tyson, R.A, Walker, and M.T. Zuber June 2004, President's Commission on Implementation of the United States Space Exploration Policy. One of nine commissioners authoring a 60-page report after a four-month study. Final Report: A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, and Discover

Harrrison H. Schmitt, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, David H. Levy John Lewis, Neil D. Tyson, Freeman Dyson, Richard Halliou, Thomas D. Jones, Bruce Joel Rubin, Lucy Ann McFadden, Erik D. Jones, Marc Schlather, and William E. Burrows. July 8, 2003, Open Letter to Congress on Near Earth Objects. A nine-page letter informing the US Congress and the President of the threat to life and civilization of comet and asteroid collisions with earth. Download the NEO Letter (Adobe PDF 1.5 MB).

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2003, My Favorite Universe, Twelve videotaped lectures inspired by 12 essays written for Natural History magazine, The Teaching Company (Chantilly, VA)

R.S. Walker, F.W. Peters, B. Aldrin, E.M. Bolen, R.T. Buffenbarger, J.W. Douglass, T.K. Fowler, J.J. Hamre, W.Schneider, R.J. Stevens, N.D. Tyson, and H.R. Wood, 2002, President's Commission on the Future of the US Aerospace Industry Final Report. One of twelve commissioners authoring a nine-chapter, 300-page report after a one-year study. Final Report: Anyone, Anything, Anytime, Anywhere

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2002, "Science as the Artists Muse" Foreword to the art book Exploring the Invisible: Art, Science, and the Spiritual, a scholarly analysis of scientifically inspired art by Lynn Gamwell, Princeton Univ. Press (Princeton)

Neil deGrasse Tyson, July 2002, "The Science of Star Trek" essay for TV Guides commemorative publication Star Trek: 35^th Anniversary Tribute, TV Guide Magazine Group, (Radnor PA). pg. 58.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, April 2002, "Space, You Cant Get There From Here", essay adapted from Natural History magazine and contributed to the kids magazine Muse 6, 8, Carus Publishing Co. (Peru, Il). pg. 8

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2002, Guest editor and primary contributor to "City of Stars." Sample: Manhattan Sunset

A special issue of Natural History magazine devoted to all that is astronomical in New York City

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2001, Audio Tour Narration for Rose Center for Earth and Space: I. Overview; II. Scaling Walk, III. Cosmic Pathway; IV. Hall of the Universe

Neil deGrasse Tyson 2000, Introduction to paperback release of Measuring the Universe by Kitty Ferguson, Walker & Co. (New York)

Neil deGrasse Tyson 1998, Foreword to The Handy Space Answer Book by Phillis Engelbert & Diane L. Dupuis, Visible Ink Press (Detroit)

Neil deGrasse Tyson 1997, A letter describing an old Brooklyn lady's first sighting of the planet Venus from her window; Contribuited to Metropolitan Diary: The Best Selections from the New York Times Column by Ron Alexander, William Morrow and Co. (New York)

Neil deGrasse Tyson 1996 NASA Astronomy Classroom of the Future CD-ROM Lecture, on the basic structure of the solar system, the galaxy, and the universe. Pompea & Associates Producers.

Neil deGrasse Tyson 1996, Script for Hayden Planetarium sky show Seven Windows to the Universe

Premiere: 31 July 1996, New York City. (Total Audience: 150,000 visitors)

Neil deGrasse Tyson 1995, Script for Hayden Planetarium sky show Cosmic Mind Bogglers: A Tour of Astronomical Extremes

Premiere: 7 Sept. 1995, New York City (Total Audience: 100,000 visitors)

Tribiano, S. M., Paglione, P. L. Shopbell, P., Capak, P., Kitbichler, M., Liu, C. T., Mobasher, B., Scoville, N, and Tyson N. D. 2008, "The High-Redshift Distribution of Starburst Galaxies in the COSMOS Field,"
In Preparation

Liu, C. T , Capak, P, Mobasher, B., Paglione, T. A. D., Scoville, N. Z., Tribiano, S. M., and Tyson, N. D. 2008, "The Faint End Slope Of Starburst Galaxy Luminosity Functions In the COSMOS Field",
Astrophysical Journal Letters 672, 198

Scoville, N.; Abraham, R. G.; Aussel, H.; Barnes, J. E.; Benson, A.; Blain, A. W.; Calzetti, D.; Comastri, A.; Capak, P.; Carilli, C.; Carlstrom, J. E.; Carollo, C. M.; Colbert, J.; Daddi, E.; Ellis, R. S.; Elvis, M.; Ewald, S. P.; Fall, M.; Franceschini, A.; Giavalisco, M.; Green, W.; Griffiths, R. E.; Guzzo, L.; Hasinger, G.; Impey, C.; Kneib, J.-P.; Koda, J.; Koekemoer, A.; Lefevre, O.; Lilly, S.; Liu, C. T.; McCracken, H. J.; Massey, R.; Mellier, Y.; Miyazaki, S.; Mobasher, B.; Mould, J.; Norman, C.; Refregier, A.; Renzini, A.; Rhodes, J.; Rich, M.; Sanders, D. B.; Schiminovich, D.; Schinnerer, E.; Scodeggio, M.; Sheth, K.; Shopbell, P. L.; Taniguchi, Y.; Tyson, N. D.; Urry, C. M.; Van Waerbeke, L.; Vettolani, P.; White, S. D. M.; Yan, L. 2007, "COSMOS: Hubble Space Telescope Operations,"
Astrophysical Journal Supplement 172, 38

Scoville, N., Aussel, H., Brusa, M., Capak, P., Carollo, C. M. , Elvis, M., Giavalisco, M., Guzzo, L, Hasinger, G., Impey, C., Kneib, J.-P. , LeFevre, O. S. , Lilly, J. , Mobasher, B., Renzini, A., Rich, R. M., Sanders, D. B., Schinnerer, E., Schminovich, D., Shopbell, P., Taniguchi, Y.m and Tyson, N. D. 2007, "The Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS) - Overview,"
Astrophysical Journal Supplement 172, 1

P. Lira, et al. 1998, "Optical Light Curves of the Type Ia Supernovae 1990N and 1991T",
Astronomical Journal 115, 234

(See also Erratum: 1998, Astronomical Journal 116, 1006)

M. Hamuy, et al. 1996, "BVRI Light Curves For 29 Type Ia Supernovae",
Astronomical Journal 112, 2408

L. A. Wells, et al. 1994, "The Type Ia Supernova 1989B in NGC3627 (M66)"
Astronomical Journal 108, 2233

B. P. Schmidt, et al. 1994, "The Expanding Photosphere Method Applied to SN1992am at cz = 14600 km/s "
Astronomical Journal 107, 1444

Neil D. Tyson, Michael W. Richmond, Michael Woodhams, & Luca Ciotti 1993 "On the Possibility of a Major Impact on the Uranus in the Past Century"
Astronomy & Astrophysics (Research Notes) 275, 630

Neil D. Tyson & Roy R. Gal 1993, "An Exposure Guide for Taking Twilight Flatfields with Large Format CCDs"
Astronomical Journal 105, 1206

Neil D. Tyson & R. Michael Rich 1991, "Radial Velocity Distribution and Line Strengths of 33 Carbon Stars in the Galactic Bulge",
Astrophysical Journal 367, 547

Neil D. Tyson 1988, "On the possibility of Gas-Rich Dwarf Galaxies in the Lyman-alpha Forest",
Astrophysical Journal (Letters) 329, L57

Neil D. Tyson & John M. Scalo 1988, "Bursting Dwarf Galaxies: Implications for Luminosity Function, Space Density, and Cosmological Mass Density",
Astrophysical Journal 329, 618

Bruce A. Twarog & Neil D. Tyson 1985, "uvby Photometry of Blue Stragglers in NGC 7789",
Astronomical Journal 90, 1247

Pasadena, California

Neil D. Tyson 2001, " 3-D Visualizations of Massive Astronomy Datasets with a Digital Dome " in Virtual Observatories of the Future, eds. Robert J. Brunner, S. George Djorgovski, and Alex S. Szalay, ASP Conference Series Vol. 225, (San Francisco: ASP), p 188.

College Park, Maryland

Neil D. Tyson 1996, "An Unbiased Estimate of the Supernova rate among 31 Abell Clusters" in Clusters, Lensing, and the future of the Universe, ed. V. Trimble, ASP Conference Series Vol. 88, (San Francisco: ASP), p 69.

Ghent, Belgium

Neil D. Tyson & R. Michael Rich 1994, "A Study of the Abundance distributions Along the Minor Axis in the Galactic Bulge", in Galactic Bulges, IAU Symposium no. 153, (Dordrecht: Kluwer), p 333.

Capetown, South Africa
(Travel and Accommodations paid by a Grant from the South African Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Neil D. Tyson 1992, "Velocity Distributions of Stellar Species in the Galactic Bulge: Implications for Bulge Kinematics", in Variable Stars and Galaxies, ed. B. Warner, ASP Conference Series vol. 30, (San Francisco: ASP), p 37.

Schenectady, New York

Neil D. Tyson 1991, "Washington CCD Photometry: Abundance Distributions in Different Latitudes Toward the Galactic Bulge", in Precision Photometry: Astrophysics of the Galaxy, eds. A. G. Davis Philip, A. R. Upgren, & K. A. Janes, (Schenectady: L. Davis Press), p 193.

La Serena, Chile

Neil D. Tyson & R. Michael Rich 1991, "Spectra and Velocity Distribution of Carbon Stars in the Galactic Bulge", in Bulges of Galaxies, eds. V. Blanco, J. Frogel, and D. Terndrup (La Serena, Chile: Proceedings of the first ESO-CTIO Workshop), p 119.

Elba, Italy

Neil D. Tyson & R. Michael Rich 1990, "Velocity Distribution of Carbon Stars in the Galactic Bulge", in Chemical and Dynamical Evolution of Galaxies, eds. F. Ferrini, J. Franco, F. Matteucci. (Elba, Italy: Proceedings of the Elba International Physics Center), p 150.

Baltimore, Maryland

Neil D. Tyson 1987, " Dwarf Galaxies in the Lyman-a Forest of QSOs", in QSO Absorption Lines: Probing the Universe - 1, STScI Workshop Proceedings, eds. C. Blades, C. Norman, D. Turnshek, (Baltimore: STScI), p 45.

Johnson, L. P.; Austin, S. A.; Tyson, N. D.; Liu, C.T.; Robbins, I.; Zirbel, E. A.; Ekejiuba, I.; Steiner, J.; Frost, J. 2003, Course Innovations for a Space Science Curriculum, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society.

The design of a new currriculum toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Space Science at the City University of New York

Abbott, B. P.; Liu, C. T.; Tyson, N. D. 2001, The Astrophysics Visualization Archive: Toward a Virtual Observatory Node at AMNH/Hayden Photometric confirmation from CTIO, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 33, 1321.

The creation of a massive, searchable, and versatile digital data base of cosmic objects at the Hayden Planetarium

Johnson, L. P.; Austin, S. A.; Robbins, I. K.; Zirbel, E. L.; Tyson, N. D.; Damas, M. C.; Steiner, J. C.; Frost, J.; Storck, B.; Kaufman, S. E.; Greenbaum, S.; Ekejiuba, I. E. 2001, The New York City Space Science Research Alliance Enhancing Undergraduate Education and Research: An Educational Initiative Targeting Increased Diversity in Space Science Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 33, 810.

McGruder, C. H., III; Tyson, N.; Williams, B.; Hackney, K.; Hackney, R.; Rudloff, M.; Scott, R.; Tyler, R. 1996, TEAM Experience in Astronomy Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 28, 958.

Attempt to boost minority student participation in the physical sciences using astrophysics as a tool, via mentorship at the University of Western Kentucky.

Neil D. Tyson & Roy Gal 1992, Circ no. 5570: Supernova 1992AM in Anonymous Galaxy Photometric confirmation from CTIO.

Neil D. Tyson & Roy Gal 1992, Circ no. 5571: Supernova 1992AN in Anonymous Galaxy Photometric confirmation from CTIO.

Neil D. Tyson & R. Michael Rich 1989, Circ. no. 4798: Supernova 1989L in NGC7339 Supportive photometry.

Neil D. Tyson & Ismael Calderon 1996, Model for Reaching Underserved Audiences: The Cultural Arts Program for Children Living in Temporary Housing, in Astronomy Education: Current Developments, Future Coordination, ASP Education Conference Series vol. 89, Ed. J. R. Percy. pg. 73

Op-Ed: Florida Today , 25 November 2002, "Where Even the Sky is No Limit"
Review of some principal findings on the space industry from the Aerospace Commission's final report to the President

Letter to the Editor: New York Times, 11 September 2002,
On why I choose to not commemorate the WTC anniversary

Op-Ed: New York Times, 1 January 2001, "Destiny in Space"
Comparison of modern space exploration with that portrayed in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey

Book Review: Scientific American, June 1999, Review of The Five Ages of the Universe by Fred Adams & Greg Laughlin.

Op-Ed: New York Times, 20 July 1998, "Misaligned Stars"
Rant on the absence of scientific advisors for popular films that tap science themes.

2001

Senior Thesis: Adam Gittes (Princeton) "Variable Star Light Curves From Massive Data sets: Classifications and Interpretations"

1995

Junior Thesis: Ronald Kim (Princeton) "The Binary Star frequency at High Galactic Latitude"

1994

Senior Thesis: Konata Stinson (Princeton) "The Radial Dependence of Supernova Rates in Galaxies"

1993

Junior Thesis: Peter Bloser (Princeton) "An Estimate of the Supernova Rate in Abell Clusters"

1992

Summer Project: Roy Gal (Columbia) "An Exposure Guide for Taking Twilight Flatfields with Large Format CCDs" (See published item 5 under "Refereed Papers".)

$100,000

Co-I NASA (2003: 24 months) Hubble Treasury Program: "COSMOS 2-degree field", Large scale structure of the universe at high redshift.

$2,800,000

Co-I NASA (2001: 18 months) "The Search for Life: Are We Alone?", The second space show to run in the newly rebuilt Hayden Planetarium.

$1,500,000

Co-PI NASA (October 2000 - September 2003)
"New York City Space Science Research Alliance", creating a new space science degree in the City University of New York.

$840,000

Co-PI National Science Foundation (October 1999 - September 2002)
"Visualization of High Dimensional Data in Comparative Morphology"

$450,000

PI National Science Foundation (May 1999 - September 2003)
Partner in the Grand Challenge Cosmology Consortium
Administered by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Urbana Ill.

$2,000,000

Co-I & Project Director NASA (September 1997 - March 1999)
Digital Galaxy Project - Part of the $8 million launch of the National Center for Science Literacy Education and Technology at the American Museum of Natural History

$23,000

PI- Science Foundation (July 1993 - December 1994)
1) Galactic Bulge: Structure and Dynamics
2) Dwarf Galaxies: Star Formation, Supernovae, and Detection

$5,000

ARCS Foundation, New York City (January 1989 - December 1990)
Intergalactic Supernovae

Hubble Space Telescope

650 Orbits - COSMOS Collaboration

(2003, 2004)

Palomar Observatory

California

(1994, 1995)

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO)

Chile

(1988 - 1993)

Millimeter Radio Astronomy Institute (IRAM)

Spain

(1993)

Apache Point Observatory (APO)

New Mexico

(1992)

Very Large Array (VLA)

New Mexico

(1990)

Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO)

Arizona

(1988, 1989)

Fall 2005

"Writing Science and Nature"

Seminar - Limited Enrollment: 12

For English majors and others.

Spring 2003

"The Universe"

Limited Enrollment: 250

For non-science majors

Spring 2002

"The Universe"

Limited Enrollment: 250

For non-science majors

Spring 2001

"The Universe"

Limited Enrollment: 200

For non-science majors

Spring 2000

"The Universe"

Limited Enrollment: 125

For non-science majors

Spring 1999

"The Universe"

Limited Enrollment: 125

For non-science majors

Spring 1997

"Modern Astrophysics"

Enrollment: 45

For science majors

Spring 1996

"Cosmic Discovery: How we have come to learn what we know about the universe"

Limited Enrollment: 14

Freshman Seminar

Spring 1995

"The Universe"

Enrollment: 80

For non-science majors

(a) Fall 2002; (b) Spring 2003

"Introduction to Space Science: (a) Matter, Motion, and Energy; (b)Frontiers of Matter, Motion and Energy"

Limited Enrollment: 100

Satisfying part of a NASA-funded Space Science curriculum for the City University of New York

(a) Fall 2001; (b) Winter 2001; (c) Spring 2002

"Introduction to Space Science: (a) Stars, (b) Galaxies, (c) Universe"

Limited Enrollment: 80

Satisfying part of a NASA-funded Space Science curriculum for the City University of New York

Spring 2001

"Astrophysics Round Table"

Enrollment: 40

Rotating topics on the frontier

Fall 2000

"The Making of the Rose Center for Earth and Space"

Enrollment: 40

1988 - 1991

Assorted guest lectures

Enrollments: 50 ->150

Spring 1987

"Introductory Astronomy"

Enrollment: 180

Fall 1987

"Introductory Astronomy"

Enrollment: 300

1980 - 1985

Assorted guest lectures

Enrollments: 30 -> 300

May 2008

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Cambridge, MA)

March 2005

National Science Foundation (Arlington, VA)

January 2005

MIT Lincoln Labs (Lexington, MA)

January 2005

University of Washington (Seattle, WA)

December 2004

Duke University (Durham, NC)

November 2004

NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA)

May 2004

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (Stanford, CA)

July 2003

Brookhaven Laboratories (Long Island, NY)

December 2002

Princeton University, Joint Sponsors: Woodrow Wilson School, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Astrophysics, (Princeton, NJ)

October 2002

Pappalardo Lecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics (Cambridge)

March 2002

Penn State, Department of Astrophysics (Central Pennsylvania)

November 2000

Caltech, Department of Astronomy (Pasadena, California)

September 2000

Space Telescope Science Institute, (Baltimore, Maryland)

April 2000

University of Toronto & CITA, (Toronto, Canada)

April 2000

Rutgers University, Department of Astronomy (New Brunswick, New Jersey)

January 1998

American Museum of Natural History, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences (New York City)

December 1997

Swarthmore College, Department of Physics & Astronomy (Swarthmore Pennsylvania)

April 1996

Augsburg College, Department of Physics (Minneapolis Minnesota)

May 1995

New York Academy of Sciences (New York)

February 1994

Lehigh University, Department of Physics (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)

December 1993

University of California, Department of Astronomy (Santa Cruz)

October 1993

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratories (Princeton, New Jersey)

October 1993

Ohio Sate University, Department of Astronomy (Columbus, Ohio)

June 1993

University of Washington, Department of Astronomy (Seattle)

April 1993

University of Maryland, Department of Astronomy (College Park)

March 1993

Rutgers University, Department of Astronomy (New Brunswick, New Jersey)

October 1992

University of Virginia, Department of Astronomy (Charlottesville)

October 1992

National Radio Astronomy Observatory (Charlottesville)

September 1992

University of Massachusetts, Department of Geology (Amherst)

March 1992

York College, Department of Natural Sciences (Queens, New York)

May 1991

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (La Serena, Chile).

September 1990

Osservatorio Astronomico di Capadimonte (Naples, Italy).
Funded by: Academia Nazionale di Science Lettere e Arti.

September 1988

Yale University, Dept. of Astronomy (New Haven, Connecticut).

October 1987

University of Missouri, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy (St. Louis).

December 1986

University of Maryland, Astronomy Program (College Park).

April 2008

"Spacecraft Behaving Badly"

pg. 24

October 2007

"Fellow Traveler: Recalling Sputnik after Fifty Years"

pg. 23

April 2007

"The Cosmic Perspective" (100th Essay)

pg. 22

March 2007

* No Essay *

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February 2007

"Little Neutral Ones"

pg. 16

December 2006 / January 2007

* No Essay *

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November 2006

"Delusions of Space Enthusiasts"

pg. 21

October 2006

* No Essay *

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September 2006

"Shocking Truths"

pg. 17

July/August 2006

* No Essay *

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June 2006

"When the Moon Hits Your Eye"

pg. 34

May 2006

* No essay *

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April 2006

"Unfit for Vision"

pg. 22

March 2006

"The Light Brigade"

pg. 18

February 2006

"Exoplanet Earth"

pg. 20

December 2005/January 2006

"Fire and Ice"

pg. 20

November 2005

"The Perimeter of Ignorance"

pg. 28

October 2005

"Eenrgy to Burn"

pg. 14

September 2005

* No Essay *

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July / August 2005

"Heading Out"

pg. 16

June 2005

"Fueling Up"

pg. 18

May 2005

"Knock 'Em Dead"

pg. 25

April 2005

"The Long and the Short of It"

pg. 24

March 2005

"Living Space"

pg. 31

February 2005

"Speed Limit"

pg. 18

December 2004 / January 2005

"Send In The Clouds"

pg. 18

November 2004

"The Importance of Being Constant"

pg. 18

October 2004

"Ringside Seat"

pg. 28

September 2004

"The Information Trap"

pg. 24

July/August 2004

"Vagabonds in Space"

pg. 16

June 2004

* No Essay *

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May 2004

"The Planet Parade"

pg. 16

April 2004

"Launching the Right Stuff"

pg. 18

March 2004

"Nebulous Categories"

pg. 24

February 2004

"Great Masses From Little Ripples Grew"

pg. 18

December 2003 / January 2004

"Gravity in Reverse"

pg. 18

November 2003

"Dark and Darker"

pg. 18

October 2003

"Let There Be Light"

pg. 18

September 2003

"In the Beginning"

pg. 18

July/August 2003

* No Essay *

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June 2003

"The Rise and Fall of Planet X"

pg. 18

May 2003

"Dust to Dust"

pg. 18

April 2003

"Reaching for the Stars"

pg. 20

March 2003

"Stick-in-the-Mud Science"

pg. 32

February 2003

"Naming Rights"

pg. 24

December 2002/Janaury 2003

"Delusions of Centrality"

pg. 28

November 2002

"Going Ballistic"

pg. 32

October 2002

"Let There Be Dark"

pg. 34

September 2002

* No Essay *

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July/August 2002

"Cosmos on the Table"

pg. 32

June 2002

"Hollywood Nights"

pg. 26

May 2002

"On Being Baffled"

pg. 22

April 2002

"The Five Points of Lagrange"

pg. 44

March 2002

"The Colors of the Cosmos"

pg. 49

February 2002

* No Essay *

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December 2001/January 2002

"Fear of Numbers"

pg. 30

November 2001

"Radio Bubble"

pg. 38

October 2001

"Between the Planets"

pg. 20

September 2001

"Over the Rainbow"

pg. 30

July/August 2001

"By Any Other Name"

pg. 22

June 2001

* No Essay *

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May 2001

"Cosmic Plasma"

pg. 46

April 2001

* No Essay *

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March 2001

"Coming To Our Senses"

pg. 84

February 2001

"The Beginning of Science"

pg. 80

December 2000/January 2001

"The Universe as a Muse"

pg. 60

November 2000

"On Earth as in the Heavens"

pg. 90

October 2000

"Doubling Time"

pg. 84

March thru September 2000

* No Essay *

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February 2000

"One Universe: Telling the Story" & "Night Vision"

pg. 48 & 61

December 1999/January 2000

* No Essay *

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November 1999

* No Essay *

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October 1999

"Holy Wars"

pg. 80

September 1999

"Size Does Matter"

pg. 80

July/August 1999

* No Essay *

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June 1999

"Between the Galaxies"

pg. 34

May 1999

"Goldilocks and the Three Planets"

pg. 92

April 1999

* No essay *

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March 1999

"Cosmic Horizons"

pg. 90

February 1999

"Pluto's Honor"

pg. 82

December 1998/January 1999

* No Essay *

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November 1998

"Belly up to the Error Bar" (Certain Uncertainties Part II)

pg. 70

October 1998

"Certain Uncertainties (Part I)"

pg. 86

September 1998

"Space: You Can't Get There from Here"

pg. 74

July/August 1998

"Things People Say"

pg. 78

June 1998

* No Essay *

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May 1998

"Water, Water"

pg. 78

April 1998

"To Fly"

pg. 72

March 1998

"The Greatest Story Every Told"

pg. 82

February 1998

"On Being Rarefied"

pg. 70

December 1997/January 1998

* No Essay *

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November 1997

"Romancing the Equations"

pg. 80

October 1997

"The Search for Planets"

pg. 86

September 1997

"Coming Attractions"

pg. 82

July/August 1997

"Zero Tolerance: Universe in a Raindrop"

pg. 74

June 1997

"Gamma Ray Bursts"

pg. 66

May 1997

"Galactic Engines"

pg. 66

April 1997

"An Astrophysicist's Manhattan" [Stan Mack Cartoon]

pg. 80

March 1997

"On Being Round"

pg. 68

February 1997

"Gravitational Lenses"

pg. 76

December 1996/January1997

"In Defense of the Big Bang"

pg. 76

November 1996

"Outward Bound"

pg. 84

October 1996

"The Art of Detection"

pg. 72

September 1996

"Is Anybody Out There Like Us?"

pg. 70

August 1996

"Forged in the Stars"

pg. 72

July 1996

"Onward to the Edge of the Universe"

pg. 60

June 1996

"Ends of the World"

pg. 70

May 1996

"Antimatter Matters"

pg. 72

April 1996

"Journey From the Center of the Sun"

pg. 68

March 1996

"When A Star is Not Born"

pg. 62

February 1996

"Interpretations of the Cosmos"

pg. 32

January1996

"On Being Dense"

pg. 66

December 1995

"When Galaxies Collide"

pg. 68

November 1995